This article is about the album. For its title track, see Midnight Memories (song).
2013 studio album by One Direction
Midnight Memories
Standard edition cover. The Ultimate Edition's cover has the image in black and white and the album text in red.
Studio album by
One Direction
Released
25 November 2013 (2013-11-25)
Recorded
December 2012–September 2013
Genre
Pop rock
dance-pop
pop
Length
47:41
Label
Columbia
Syco
Producer
Julian Bunetta
Carl Falk
Tom Fletcher
Teddy Geiger
Danny Jones
Jacknife Lee
Dougie Poynter
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Matt Rad
John Ryan
Jamie Scott
Toby Smith
Ryan Tedder
One Direction chronology
Take Me Home (2012)
Midnight Memories (2013)
Four (2014)
Singles from Midnight Memories
"Best Song Ever" Released: 22 July 2013
"Story of My Life" Released: 28 October 2013
"Midnight Memories" Released: 9 March 2014
"You & I" Released: 18 April 2014
Midnight Memories is the third studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 25 November 2013 by Columbia Records, Syco Music and Sony Music. It was described as having a "slightly rockier tone" than their previous efforts.[1] The album became the fastest-selling album in Amazon UK history, breaking the record set by their previous release, Take Me Home (2012).[2] It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making One Direction the first group in history to debut at number one in the US with their first three albums.[3] Despite being released five weeks before the year's end, Midnight Memories nevertheless became the best-selling album of 2013 as listed by the IFPI, with sales of four million copies.[4][5] The album was supported by four singles: "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life", the album's title track "Midnight Memories", and "You & I".
Upon the album's release, Midnight Memories received mixed reviews from music critics. Many critics praised the lyrical depth and musical composition on the album, as well as the group's level of involvement in the production process. However, others argued that the material was less memorable than their previous work and felt the themes were not as mature as expected.[6] To promote the album, One Direction embarked on their Where We Are Tour in 2014, with this being their third world tour and their first stadium concert tour.
^Percival, Ashley (17 October 2013). "One Direction Big Announcement: 'Where We Are' Stadium Tour Confirmed For 2014". The Huffington Post.
^Adejobi, Alicia (16 October 2013). "One Direction's 'Midnight Memories' Becomes Fastest-Selling Album in 15 Years on Amazon". Entertainmentwise.
^Caulfield, Keith (4 December 2013). "One Direction Scores Historic Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^"Home". bpi.co.uk.
^"One Direction top 2013 global album chart". BBC News. August 2014.
^"One Direction's New Album Midnight Memories Gets Mixed Reviews: 'It's Swaggeringly Confident' – Yahoo omg! UK". Uk.omg.yahoo.com. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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